Nāda Sonics — IRL Listening Session #4

Nāda Sonics is an exploration into the world of raga and tala -based music. Broadcast on NTS Radio since 2023, Sway of the Verses shares the intricacies of raga music, an ever evolving ancient musical tradition weaving through the numerous musicians, instruments, ragas, time-cycles and concepts of this genre. The Nāda Sonics—IRL: Listening Session is a chance to experience this spiritual, moving music in a collective situation, an uninterrupted listening session of 90 mins, sat on the floor on cushions, sipping tea and melting away to the vibes. In an overwhelming, discordant world of chaos, this is an oasis of calm. 7:00 pm Doors open, come through for some chai and get yourself comfortable 7:45 pm Listening Session: Sway of the Verses will lead you through a number of recordings all connected with the theme of the session, contextualising the music, musicians, and recordings. —— Sway Of The Verses is a radio presenter, DJ, graphic designer and artist. His residencies on NTS, Voices Radio and Sister Midnight FM have specialised in raga based music, diving into a mix of ghazals, qawaali, Punjabi folk, Indo-Jazz, lo-fi ambient music from the South Asian Diaspora, and more club orientated vibes. His dj sets vary from very considered long-form ambient sets, to crafting genre and bpm fluid explorations across ambient, jazz, hip-hop, dub and the many forms of electronic music; and has performed some standout sets at We Out Here, Dancing Family Festival, Daytimers Festival, Tate Lates, as well club sets all over London. LAKE is an artist-run curatorial and research platform based at Enclave, Deptford. Its programme focuses on sound-led, spatial, and durational practices, prioritising installation, listening-based events, performance, and public experimentation over fixed exhibition outcomes. Operating as a site for testing, research, and extended installation, supporting artists and practitioners working with sound, moving image, and spatial practice through both curated projects and developmental access. LAKE and Sway of the Verses invite you to share this experience in Deptford in an intimate setting, sitting on the floor, sipping chai and concentrating solely on the music.